himynamesmo
November 2nd, 2003, 08:09 AM
RR: Today you are one of the most in demand, if not the most demanded DJ in Toronto. It's almost a guarantee when you see Double AA on a bill; the party is going to be hot. So let me ask you as someone whose right in the thick of things, what's your take on the South Asian (party) Scene today?
DAA: My take on the scene. Well I mean its ok in Toronto and promoters are making good money off parties which is great. But I'll tell you this, you can't compare the vibe right now to either when the whole scene first started in the early 90's or when R&B and Hip Hop was just about to blow from '95 to '97. Now you go to any club/bar/popular grocery store and you hear Sean Paul, Nelly, Busta. Everything is just common now, including the parties. Before when there would be a big bash there would be a buzz. It's not like that and it won't be, times have changed. You've heard all the DJs a million times, everything is becoming old. An injection of fresh blood is needed from the DJs to promoters. We have some promoters who it looks like will do this until they reach the age of 100. What happens when you have the same people in the game always is that everyone gets set in their ways and gets lazy, that includes DJs. When you have competition then everyone is improving their product and trying to be ahead of the curve. This is just simple business sense not anything specific to DJing. There are too many promoters that have their heads stuck up their ass loving the fame and glory for a quick minute, and that's cool, but their fame won't last long. There is a lot of politics like in everything else, people causing divisions and taking sides, that's business I guess, but when you deal with a bunch of moronic Indians it's that much worse. Every party is really the same you either have me, Jiten or DVS as the headliner. The problem is two fold. No other DJs in Toronto have stepped up, none at all. There is no real competition. We need some young guys who are real DJs on turntables that can play, can cut, can mix, and step into scene. But that's not happening. The other problem is this chain link of promoters that has each one bending over and taking it up the ass from the other. They have no monetary incentive in changing anything because they all want their money, and business is business but for anyone else to get in is difficult. So as long as you have the same clowns running the show expect much more of the same. I must say I'm very surprised as a consumer that people flock in the numbers they do. Every party is pretty much the same every time, over and over. Same faces, same people, hell I get sick of seeing the same people and I'm paid to be there! But things can really be much better. When will it happen, who knows?
DAA: My take on the scene. Well I mean its ok in Toronto and promoters are making good money off parties which is great. But I'll tell you this, you can't compare the vibe right now to either when the whole scene first started in the early 90's or when R&B and Hip Hop was just about to blow from '95 to '97. Now you go to any club/bar/popular grocery store and you hear Sean Paul, Nelly, Busta. Everything is just common now, including the parties. Before when there would be a big bash there would be a buzz. It's not like that and it won't be, times have changed. You've heard all the DJs a million times, everything is becoming old. An injection of fresh blood is needed from the DJs to promoters. We have some promoters who it looks like will do this until they reach the age of 100. What happens when you have the same people in the game always is that everyone gets set in their ways and gets lazy, that includes DJs. When you have competition then everyone is improving their product and trying to be ahead of the curve. This is just simple business sense not anything specific to DJing. There are too many promoters that have their heads stuck up their ass loving the fame and glory for a quick minute, and that's cool, but their fame won't last long. There is a lot of politics like in everything else, people causing divisions and taking sides, that's business I guess, but when you deal with a bunch of moronic Indians it's that much worse. Every party is really the same you either have me, Jiten or DVS as the headliner. The problem is two fold. No other DJs in Toronto have stepped up, none at all. There is no real competition. We need some young guys who are real DJs on turntables that can play, can cut, can mix, and step into scene. But that's not happening. The other problem is this chain link of promoters that has each one bending over and taking it up the ass from the other. They have no monetary incentive in changing anything because they all want their money, and business is business but for anyone else to get in is difficult. So as long as you have the same clowns running the show expect much more of the same. I must say I'm very surprised as a consumer that people flock in the numbers they do. Every party is pretty much the same every time, over and over. Same faces, same people, hell I get sick of seeing the same people and I'm paid to be there! But things can really be much better. When will it happen, who knows?